License-number carrier



K.A. SIIIIiBY AND G. w. AKIN.

LICENSE NUMBER CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPI. 29, 1919.

' Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

UNITED srA'rssrArEN'r oFFlc. i

KARL A. SMEBY .AND GAYLORD W. ARIN, 0F DENVER, COLORADO. i

LICENSE-NUIEBER CARRIER.

To all fw from t may concern:

Be it known that we, KARL A. Sinner and Genom) W. Akin, citizens or".the United States, residing at Benver, in the county of Denver, State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements inLicense-Number Carriers; and we do `hereby declare the following to be aiull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilletl` in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

rlfhis invention relates to attachments for automobiles and particularlyto license number holders therefor.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improvedform of devices of this character which combine the rear red tail lightand the illuminated license number.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of thischaracter wherein the license number plate and tail light plate may beeasily and quickly removed or replaced, so that the number can bechanged in accordance with the State in which the automobile istraveling.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the license number holder showing the faceof the box thereof.

Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view taken centrally onthe line 3--8 of F ig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents arectangular metal box which is secured to the rear oit an automobile inthe desired position, and by any suitable or well known means, so as tobe readily seen by other vehicle drivers and pedestrians. lThe frontedge portions of the upper and lower longer sides of the box are bent toform the longitudinal channels 11, and in these channels is arranged toslide the front cover or skeleton plate 12. This plate has the twolongitudinally extending openings 13 and 141, and the right end of theplate is bent to the rear to form the flange 15, which engages againstone of the end walls of 'the box. Centrally in this flange 15 there isformed a slotted tab 16 which re- Speccation of Letters latent.

ceives the staple 17, carried by` the said end the upper openinglB, arethe longitudinally extending angle strips 18, between which is slidablydisposed the legend or sign plate 19. This plate 19 is formed of sheetmetal in which are cut the abbreviation of the State and the yearnumber, while in one end thereofv is out a circular opening 20. The lasttwo digits 21 of the year number are removable, as shown at 21", thuspermitting the owner or' the automobile to change the year number. Theplate 19 is disposed with itslonger edges within the angles of thestrips 18 whereby accidental displacement is avoided, it being necessaryto iirst unlock the cover plate and slide the same from the box beforethe plate 19 can be removed. TWhile we have shown the sign plate asbeing formed from metal and having the legend cut out in the manner ot astencil, we wish it understood that this plate may be formed of glasswith the same opaque except the letter and number openings for thelegend. Above and below the lower opening 14 are secured strips similarto the strips 18, and between these strips is a second elongated signplate 19 having the license number legend thereon.

lVithinthe box, and carried by the end walls thereof, are the electriclamps 22 and 23 to cast light through the stencil openings. Above thelamp 22 is a second lamp 24 which is disposed directly behind the signallight opening 20, a piece of red glass being disposed within saidopening.

lt will be noted that the outer edge por- I tion of the end wall at theleft or opposite to the staple carrying end, extends t0 a point flushwith and is channeled Vat 11 like the outer edges of the longer sides ofthe box, whereby when lthe cover plate, with its legend plates in properposition thereon, is slipped on the :trent of the box, the inner ends ofthe said legend plates, or the ends remote from the tab 16, will abutagainst said extended portion of the end wall and prevent furthermovement of the cover plate in that direction, while at the same timepreventing the removal of the said plates from the cover plate. rlhesaid end wall thus prevents removal of the plates at one end whilePatented Dec. ,20, 1921.,` Application nled September 29, 1919. SerialNo. 327,130.

theflange 15 prevents removal at the other end. Y

What is claimed is:

A license number carrier comprising a' box having its front open and themarginal edge portions thereof formed with channels, one end o theboXbeing open, and a cover plate having its longer side edges and one endedge formed with flanges engaging in the channels7V said cover includingupper and lower o and intermediateparallel longitudinally eX- tendingstrips, a verticalstrip connecting the longitudinal strips at one end,the upper and lower strips each having a longitudinal Y channelv in itsinner longitudinal face, the

intermediate strip having its upperV and lower faces longitudinallychanneled, the said vertical endstrip being extended rearwardlyto formacover vfor the open end of the box, and removable stencil platesengaged in the channels of the strips and being vremovable with thecover from the-box,

and removable from the channels of the strips of the cover.

V- In testimony whereof, We aliX our signatures7 1n the presence of twowltnesses.

KARL A. SMEBY. f Y GAYLORD WgAKIN. Witnesses:

J. A. BIXBY, GEO. B. Cnoss.

